On 13 February 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia passed away unexpectedly at the age of 79, vacating a seat on the Supreme Court which he had held for n...

This book focuses on the causes, control and consequences of juvenile delinquency. Chapter One begins with an overview of the social, cultural and ...

Juvenile justice in the United States has predominantly been the province of the states and their localities. The first juvenile court in America w...

The Medicaid program marked its 50th anniversary on July 30, 2015. The joint federal-state program has grown to be one of the largest sources of he...

Since 1926, Congress has enacted three major laws that govern labour-management relations for private sector and federal employees. An issue for Co...

Intellectual property is at the centre of the "new economy". New economy products are characterised by declining average costs over a range of outp...

This book provides an overview of current analyses and developments pertaining to the law enforcement and crime. Chapter one analyses individual el...

This 4th edition uses up-to-date and specific case examples to illustrate laws that apply to sport-related conflict. Throughout this reader-friendl...

International markets expand through better communication and transport technology. Transport networks are at the heart of the supply chain and are...

The religion clauses of the First Amendment provide that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the fr...

The internet and the equipment through which it is delivered has revolutionised the way business offers its services and consumers access informati...

Laws of the Constitution: Consolidated gathers all of the historical and contemporary constitutional documents pertaining to Canada, its provinces,...

Congressional interest in the laws and processes involved in conditioning U.S. assistance to foreign security forces on human rights grounds has gr...

As technology continues to advance, what was once thought novel, even a luxury, quickly becomes commonplace, even a necessity. Global Positioning S...

The issue of same-sex marriage generates debate on both the federal and state levels. Either legislatively or judicially, same-sex marriage is lega...

Technological developments related to the Internet benefit consumers who want convenient ways to view and hear information and entertainment conten...

Over recent years most of the criminal justice systems in Europe have witnessed a tendency to enhance the role of pre-trial inquiries. Different ki...

This book introduces several programs and guidelines that would help to provide housing, employment, and other services to adults with psychiatric ...

Accountability is essential for good governance, so it is important to provide means and measures needed to enable citizens to assess the legal and...

The low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program is one of the federal government's primary policy tools for encouraging the development and rehab...

For Americans with disabilities, no less than for all other citizens, the opportunity to earn a living and be self-supporting is a universally held...

According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in a given year there are approximately 1,290,000 medically treated injuries in football, 1...

The US Sentencing Commission defines mandatory minimum sentencing provisions as "statutory provisions requiring the imposition of at least a specif...

The federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) outlaws the possession, cultivation, or distribution of marijuana except for authorised research. Twent...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision in Obergefell v. Hodges recognized federal constitutional protection for same-sex marriage.1 A...

Book & CD-ROM. The Home Visiting Program is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in partnership with the Adm...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) -- a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -- and states j...

Medicaid is a significant expenditure for the federal government and the states, with total federal outlays of $310 billion in fiscal year 2014. Th...

The importance of managed care in Medicaid -- under which states contract with managed care organisations (MCOs) to provide a specific set of servi...

Medicaid is a federal-state entitlement program that pays for health care and related services on behalf of certain low-income individuals. Prescri...

Volatility in prices and availability of medical malpractice liability insurance and allegations that insurance companies may have colluded in rais...

Medicare is the nation’s health insurance program for persons aged 65 and older and certain disabled persons. Medicare consists of four distinct pa...

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 established a voluntary, outpatient prescription drug benefit under Medi...

Through close examination of legal, historical, and medical sources, this volume sheds light on the evolution of U.S. law as it bears on bio-ethica...